What are some important Literary Devices used in the poem "There is no Frigate like a Book?" Emily Dickinson uses several literary devices in this poem to give it form and meaning. ... First, Dickinson uses the literary devices simile and overstatement. ... Next, the overstatements in Dickinson's poem are important literary devices. ... Second, the imagery Dickinson uses in "There is no Firgate like a Book" is an important literary device. ...

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When writing their works, poets use literary devices to make the message of their theme stand out and be more effective. Following this, Maya Angelou also chooses to use literary devices that are present throughout this poem. ... Examples of imagery being used are "Fall gently, snowflakes Cover me with white.... Alliteration is the final type of literary device used in this poem. ... Using literary devices and other components help make this poem come all together. ...

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The authors use a variety of literary devices in order to convey its point. ... One literary device is rhyme. ... One literary device used in most of the poem is metaphors, in order to compare history to irrelevant events. For example, in the line "he told them...million years". Another literary device is in the line "and the Enola Gay* dropped one tiny atom on Japan" this line shows imagery. ...

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Both authors use literary devices such as alliteration and imagery. ... In these two examples the Arapahos seem to not know where they are headed and that they are tired, it gives you a sort of sympathy for the restless Indians. ... In that example you get a picture of a swarm of grasshoppers that has appeared in the sky, landed and started to eat everything, almost like a plague. ... Momaday are using the same literary devices the purposes are still to tell the reader about their land, whether it is ugly or beautiful. ... Throughout the essays they use a great deal of literary devices to prov...

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However if you look at the language of the piece you can find that the writer uses many literary devices to enhance the language, and make it more interesting. One of the most obvious device used by the writer in Beowulf is alliteration. There are many examples of this technique throughout the story, let me list a few: line 243, "the sea-weary sailors set down their shields" here the writer uses an "s" sound to alliterate the words, in another example the writer uses an "f" sound, "foe against foe I"ll fight the monster." ... For example in line 80, "grim and greedy the gruesome monster." ....

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Literature also makes up a unique reading styles because of the different literary terms and rhetorical devices that it possesses such as simile, metaphor, imagery and many more. ... Allusion is a reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work. ... Hiss," for example, when spoken is intended to resemble the sound of steam or of a snake. ... Style is the manner of expression of a particular writer, produced by choice of words, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all the possible parts of language use. ... The literary terms and rhetorical...

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Wordsworth was a great literary figure of the Romantic period. ... The romantic idea is demonstrated throughout the poem through its subject matter, structure and literary devices. ... In stanza two the literary device of personification is used with nature as a 'her', giving nature a gender. ... An example of negative capability. ... The literary device of personification is used romantically in stanza five with the: 'budding twigs spread out their fan,/ To catch the breezy air' (line). ...

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Lucinda Matlock' - In "Lucinda Matlock,"" Edgar Lee Masters demonstrates the literary devices of the realism and frontier era. ... Masters wrote in a free verse style using the devices of irony, simplicity, morals and values, and symbols. ... He later started a practice always writing literary works on the side under pseudonyms. ... For example when Lucinda Matlock talked about the prairie it symbolized the strength and patience of people. ... He used devices such as irony, symbolism, morals, and realistic lifestyle. ...

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In the first stanza Shapiro uses several different literary devices to make the scene of an accident more effective. ... For example, in the first line of stanza two he states, "We are deranged, walking among the cops." ... Another example, located in stanza three states, "With stubborn saw of common sense, the grim joke and banal resolution the traffic moves with care, But we remain touching a wound"(L26). ... He uses literary devices as well as effective vocabulary to portray the theme to the reader. ...

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In the first stanza Shapiro uses several different literary devices to make the scene of an accident more effective. ... For example, in the first line of stanza two he states, "We are deranged, walking among the cops." ... Another example, located in stanza three states, "With stubborn saw of common sense, the grim joke and banal resolution the traffic moves with care, But we remain touching a wound"(L26). ... He uses literary devices as well as effective vocabulary to portray the theme to the reader. ...

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He uses many devices such as metaphors, repetition, simile, imagery and Anthropomorphism to support his theme. ... Paul Dunbar uses many examples throughout the poem to demonstrate his theme. ... For example the second line of the stanza says "till its blood is red on the cruel bars" that line demonstrates how the poet has tried escaping numerous times until he harmed himself. ... Paul Laurence Dunbar uses many literary devices to express to the reader how he felt as an African American. ... The literary devices all help to show the apparent theme of the agony of captivity since the ...

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Within the lines of his poem, he uses literary devices and irony to emphasize the meaning of each detail. ... There are many literary devices used within this poem to further emphasize the meaning behind the poem. In stanza I, "In a solitude of the sea" (line 1) is an example of alliteration. ... Stanza V also has a literary device present in line 14. ... Also in this stanza, lines 16 and 17 have good examples of alliteration. ...

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Both poems are well written love poems that have similar subjects (love) but differ dramatically because of their structures, meaning, and literary devices. ... The poem is set to rhyme line after line (examples being at the end of lines one and two; 'joy' and 'boy'). ... Only one set of words are rhymed at the end of each line per stanza (examples being "together" and "forever" in lines 7 and 10). Another literary device in On My First Son is words. ... After comparing both poems one can see that though their subjects are similar each poem's structure, mea...

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The author uses imagery, diction, and poetic devices to convey this theme. ... "Mirror" contained many examples of imagery and personification. ... These literary devices revealed the theme of self-observation, and appearance in the poem, and helped the reader relate to it....

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For example, the simile, "Dreams are petted like cherished lap dogs". ... There are a lot of literary devices used in this poem. ... This poem doesn't have a lot of literary devices. ... Angelou uses literary devises like similes in the phrase, "He's so much like his daddy when he cries" (Angelou 18). ...

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For example, the simile, "Dreams are petted like cherished lap dogs". ... There are a lot of literary devices used in this poem. ... This poem doesn't have a lot of literary devices. ... Angelou uses literary devises like similes in the phrase, "He's so much like his daddy when he cries" (Angelou 18). ...

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In this paper, this poem will be examined from two literary theories. ... For example, Marxists view history as a series of class struggles between the upper and lower classes. ... The simplest goals of Marxist literary criticism can include an assessment of the political 'tendency' of a literary work, determining whether its social content or its literary form are 'progressive'. ... Reading Prufrock through Marxist Lenses Prufrock can be described as an exploration of the Marxist idea through different poetic devices such as imagery and intertextuality. ... Alfred Prufrock...

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Alexander Pope has long been considered one of the greatest satirists that English literary tradition has ever seen. ... Pope tells us that with the aid of certain devices he will explore this theme, and it is at this point that we become acquainted with the "machinery" of the poem. ... This is only one of many striking examples of Pope's use of bathos as a device to aid his satire. In Canto III, we have a fine example of subtlety of Pope's satire, this time a comment on the obsession on the society of early eighteenth century with class and the aristocracy. ... For example, i...

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This was a device invented by the French in 1792 during the French revolution. ... Diction The poet uses quite a lot of literary terms, in order to make the poem smoother and easier to understand by the reader. ... "Characters cramped" for example is a personification which shows how the letters were squeezed together in order to fit as much as possible onto a letter. ... Other poetic devices such as onomatopoeia are used to make the poem smoother and easier to read.. ...

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Cummings uses such literary devices as symbolism, imagery, allusion, and syntax to show that the speaker of the poem has just experienced a rebirth.The speaker is thanking God for allowing him to see life in a new light and to be reborn again for a fresh start.By using these various literary devices, Cummings is able to show the extreme gratefulness the speaker in the poem feels because he has found a new outlook on life. ... If day were part of the first line then the speaker would assume the entire poem was about why the day is amazing.This assumption, however, is obviously not true...

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Apparently it was a spoken memorization mnemonic device used to ease the burden of recalling endless texts. ... Both examples do exemplify and clarify stylistic realities of Anglo-Saxon English. ... For example the myth of Grendel being in some way demonic has ties to the period of the Middle English translation. ... It is best to come to personal conclusions regarding "Beowulf" and its translation, simply put a version is only as good as its author and his knowledge, a literary critic must judge on personal joy, accuracy, and aesthetics; the reality is that most people in our modern society w...

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For example, when reading an allegory, the reader may find it very difficult to detect and interpret the symbolism in the literary work. ... This state of something being unclear is a formal device called ambiguity. ... An example is "My Papa's Waltz" by Theodore Roethke. ...

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Whystan Hugh Auden greatly contributed to the literary world of the twentieth century with his influential works of poetry, prose, and play writing. ... For example, " The years shall run like rabbits, for in my arms I hold the Flower of the Ages ." ... The ocean is folded up and hung to dry- another poetic device one can encounter in the poem is personification. Particularly this example, "The glacier knocks in the cupboard, the desert sighs in the bed." ...

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Dawe utilizes a variety of imagery and literary techniques to further emphasize the deeper significance while attempting to convey the message that war is unavailing and effectively a waste of human life. ... By example 'those they can find' which indicates the insignificance and the fact that it has developed into a routine practice, without a great deal of concern. ... Poetic devices are used to highlight the negativity and underlying themes of anti-war and the way by which society regards those brave enough to face battle after they have done their job. ...

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Keats final statement is also an example of complex simplicity -- similar to a Christian's salvation. ... Jorge Luis Borges once stated that his first encounter with John Keats was the most significant literary experience of his life (This Craft...). ... Keats leaves a legacy to future generations by teaching though his poetry, literary devices, sensual imagery, and great knowledge....

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